TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament Round 3: Into Dimension X vs. Manhattan Project

*JTH* · 11-29-2014, 03:59 PM

Welcome back to Round 3 of the TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament. We're into Match 2 of Round 3, and I think this is the one that I'm looking forward to, I want to see where everyone stands on. Round 3 polls will be 5 day polls and who you vote on will be public to the forum.

Last time, it was all bad for Casey Jones as The Good, The Bad, & Casey Jones was laid down by The Invasion.

Previous Poll & Thread here:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=50182

Here's the Official Updated Tournament Bracket:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cf...455365&tclass=

Want to see where your favorite episodes are, check the official rankings here:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...3&postcount=19

This is the 4 vs. 5 match. Both episodes are loved by pretty much everyone. But who will be chosen by when it matters?

The episodes are...

DIMENSION X vs. MANHATTAN

TALE OF THE TURTLE TAPE:

Overall Seed - #4
Where JTH ranked this episode - #5
Official IGN rating - 9.0/10
Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.3/10
How the episode got here - Defeated #13 Follow the Leader in Round 2

Overall Seed - #5
Where JTH ranked this episode - #3
Official IGN rating - 9.5/10
Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.8/10
How the episode got here - Defeated #12 Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman in Round 2

Winner Faces: #1 The Invasion in Semi-Finals

Cast your vote, and please remember...HAVE FUN!!!

*Luckyday* · 11-29-2014, 04:17 PM

As much as I love Into Dimension X, it was at it's core a fan service episode for Mikey fans.

But I still love it. Just not enough to vote for it. Please don't hate me.

evan2000 · 11-29-2014, 11:52 PM

My first real tough call here. Both episodes were great! Finally went with The Manhattan Project due to the sheer intensity of the situation and the introduction of Tiger Claw as a formidable, recurring villain. At the same time, pretty much every recurring character in the show was involved in this episode, aside from the turtles there were April/Casey, Splinter (first major involvement since Showdown), Karai, Shredder (again, first major involvement since Showdown), Rahzar, Fishface, Baxter, Kraang, Kurtzman and the OT cameos!

Into Dimension X was also full of surprises, fresh new ideas and eye candies, but it was mainly a turtles and Leatherhead ep, and mostly a Mikey centric one at that. I admit some parts were even more interesting than The Manhattan Project but there's only so much you can put into a single episode instead of a double-length one. Of course its purpose was also to build up the suspense for The Invasion, which it did great. If Into Dimension X and The Invasion were made into a 3-parter instead, it would have trumped The Manhattan Project for sure. But being a single episode it still fell short of The Manhattan Project by a little.

Gunpowder · 11-30-2014, 11:59 PM

Tough one. Probably the toughest one yet, even.

I'm gonna go with Dimension X because it was so over-the-top but still worked. Manhattan Project seemed very formulaic, at least in comparison. Both episodes are fantastic - some of the best out of Season 2. Wormquake had more story progression and some great fights (seeing all the main antagonists in one shot was pretty glorious), but but for me, the weirdness and originality of Dimension X wins.

Another thing Wormquake had going for it was the introduction of Tiger Claw, but I personally thought "Wrath of Tiger Claw" did that character more justice in the way he was presented.

Plus the April/Casey/Donnie scenes didn't interest me all that much...

*Shark_Blade* · 12-01-2014, 07:16 AM

...oh damn.

I gotta go with OT April cameo. Wormquake it is.

*snake* · 12-01-2014, 09:40 AM

Into Dimension X for me.

*Vicky82* · 12-01-2014, 10:14 AM

Tough one for me but i'll have to go with Into Dimension X as Mikey developed a lot in this episode and it's my favourite Mikey centric episode.

*pannoni1* · 12-03-2014, 06:43 AM

Finally, two episodes that are very good that make it an interesting comparison. That said, while Into Dimension X was a decent setup for the finale and had the better graphics, it just didn't have the excitement that "Wormquake" had. Being a two-parter, it made the most of it with numerous villains and some critical character developments, great fighting that has sadly been lacking in Season 3 so far, and of course seeing the Fred Wolf Turtles at the end. Wormquake (sorry, Manhattan Project will always be the NES game to me) wins this one!

lindz247 · 12-05-2014, 06:54 AM

Into Dimension X!!! Def. loved the Mikey one-shot

View Poll Results: Better Episode
#4 Into Dimension X!	12	37.50%
#5 The Manhattan Project	20	62.50%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

12-01-2014, 10:14 AM	#7
Vicky82 Emperor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dunstable, UK Posts: 5,805	Tough one for me but i'll have to go with Into Dimension X as Mikey developed a lot in this episode and it's my favourite Mikey centric episode. __________________ My heart!!!! One of my favourite moments.

12-03-2014, 06:43 AM	#8
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	Finally, two episodes that are very good that make it an interesting comparison. That said, while Into Dimension X was a decent setup for the finale and had the better graphics, it just didn't have the excitement that "Wormquake" had. Being a two-parter, it made the most of it with numerous villains and some critical character developments, great fighting that has sadly been lacking in Season 3 so far, and of course seeing the Fred Wolf Turtles at the end. Wormquake (sorry, Manhattan Project will always be the NES game to me) wins this one! __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

12-05-2014, 06:54 AM	#9
lindz247 Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The sewers with my turtle buds ;) Posts: 185	Into Dimension X!!! Def. loved the Mikey one-shot __________________ Michelangelo ~ He's one of a kind

11-29-2014, 03:59 PM	#1
JTH "ME" Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,660	TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament Round 3: Into Dimension X vs. Manhattan Project Welcome back to Round 3 of the TMNT Season 2 Best Episode Tournament. We're into Match 2 of Round 3, and I think this is the one that I'm looking forward to, I want to see where everyone stands on. Round 3 polls will be 5 day polls and who you vote on will be public to the forum. Last time, it was all bad for Casey Jones as The Good, The Bad, & Casey Jones was laid down by The Invasion. Previous Poll & Thread here: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=50182 Here's the Official Updated Tournament Bracket: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cf...455365&tclass= Want to see where your favorite episodes are, check the official rankings here: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...3&postcount=19 This is the 4 vs. 5 match. Both episodes are loved by pretty much everyone. But who will be chosen by when it matters? The episodes are... *DIMENSION X vs. MANHATTAN* *TALE OF THE TURTLE TAPE:* Overall Seed - #4 Where JTH ranked this episode - #5 Official IGN rating - 9.0/10 Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.3/10 How the episode got here - Defeated #13 Follow the Leader in Round 2 Overall Seed - #5 Where JTH ranked this episode - #3 Official IGN rating - 9.5/10 Overall Episode TV.com Voter Rating - 9.8/10 How the episode got here - Defeated #12 Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman in Round 2 Winner Faces: #1 The Invasion in Semi-Finals Cast your vote, and please remember...HAVE FUN!!! Last edited by JTH; 12-01-2014 at 05:11 PM.

11-29-2014, 11:52 PM	#3
evan2000 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Malaysia Posts: 858	My first real tough call here. Both episodes were great! Finally went with The Manhattan Project due to the sheer intensity of the situation and the introduction of Tiger Claw as a formidable, recurring villain. At the same time, pretty much every recurring character in the show was involved in this episode, aside from the turtles there were April/Casey, Splinter (first major involvement since Showdown), Karai, Shredder (again, first major involvement since Showdown), Rahzar, Fishface, Baxter, Kraang, Kurtzman and the OT cameos! Into Dimension X was also full of surprises, fresh new ideas and eye candies, but it was mainly a turtles and Leatherhead ep, and mostly a Mikey centric one at that. I admit some parts were even more interesting than The Manhattan Project but there's only so much you can put into a single episode instead of a double-length one. Of course its purpose was also to build up the suspense for The Invasion, which it did great. If Into Dimension X and The Invasion were made into a 3-parter instead, it would have trumped The Manhattan Project for sure. But being a single episode it still fell short of The Manhattan Project by a little.

11-30-2014, 11:59 PM	#4
Gunpowder Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 715	Tough one. Probably the toughest one yet, even. I'm gonna go with Dimension X because it was so over-the-top but still worked. Manhattan Project seemed very formulaic, at least in comparison. Both episodes are fantastic - some of the best out of Season 2. Wormquake had more story progression and some great fights (seeing all the main antagonists in one shot was pretty glorious), but but for me, the weirdness and originality of Dimension X wins. Another thing Wormquake had going for it was the introduction of Tiger Claw, but I personally thought "Wrath of Tiger Claw" did that character more justice in the way he was presented. Plus the April/Casey/Donnie scenes didn't interest me all that much... __________________ Jason Biggs was the best Leonardo.

12-01-2014, 07:16 AM	#5
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	...oh damn. I gotta go with OT April cameo. Wormquake it is.

12-01-2014, 09:40 AM	#6
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Into Dimension X for me.